Tag Archives: Spanish

Last Saturday some of the young people from The Children's Care Home in Elche, joined patrons at Restaurante El Alto La Dolores, in a 'cook your own' BBQ. 128 people attended, and were encouraged to cook their own meat on the BBQ, although there was h...

Following the recent approval of a law that would grant Spanish citizenship to descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in 1492, a number of Muslim groups are now demanding similar grace for potentially millions of descendants of Muslims who were expelled from Spain during the Middle Ages. In the interest of equality, the Muslim supporters say that they are …

An investigation has been launched by the Guardia Civil into the circumstances surrounding the death of a ten year old child in Torrevieja on Monday. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning in a residential area of the city, when emergency services were called to attend a home, finding the child having apparently been stabbed. The initial …

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A 36 year old woman was knocked down and killed on the N-332 main coastal road as it runs through El Campello. The incident occurred at around 00:40 in the early hours of Saturday morning as the victim was walking along the road. The victim, a Spanish national living in Benidorm, was killed as a result of injuries sustained in …

The festivities councillor in the city of Torrevieja, Lola Sánchez Roca, presented this year´s May Fair fiesta schedule, which begins on Wednesday.

Accompanied by the heads of various associations involved in the event, the details for the show that runs until Sunday 10th of May and was declared of provincial tourism interest, was revealed.

One of the highlights this year is an appearance by Spanish duo “Camela”, who will be performing on Friday evening, but throughout the entire event singers and dancers from across the country will come together to perform at the show.

A cash prize of 2,500 euro will be presented to the winner of the competition “Ciudad de Torrevieja” on Saturday, with cash prizes also up for grabs for second, third, fourth and fifth place.

Throughout the event there will also be horse shows with around 300 horses and 30 carriages taking part, primarily on the Saturday and Sunday, and there will also be a range of food and drink stalls in the harbour area, offering much of the usual menu available in the city but in the surroundings of an event that celebrates and recognised the sevillana traditions and has become a firm favourite in the tourism calendar.

The fair will be opened by the mayor at 9pm on Wednesday evening after which there will follow an evening of hymns, habaneras and dance by the Musical Union of Torrevieja and the Choir and Orchestra Salinas.
The Dance Academy's Dharma and Lynda Dorado will continue the celebrations from 9pm on Thursday evening and then at 11pm on Friday evening the Spanish duo “Camela”.

The activities will continue all day and well into the night on both Saturday and Sunday with the parade of horses and carriages taking place from about noon on Saturday lunchtime until approximately 4pm. The carriages will tour the city, starting and ending round about the paseo. Much of this will be repeated on Sunday in the port area where there will also be a demonstration of riding.

The grand final of the Sevillanas Contest will be at 7pm on Sunday followed by more performances from local dance troupes including Soul Dance, a group which includes many expatriates. And if you are still in a party mood the event will close just before midnight on Sunday

Full details, shown in Spanish below, are available from the tourist information office in the city.

During the last week or so, one major news story has hit the headlines and dominated the airwaves in the Canary Islands. It has led to fiery exchanges between politicians and environmentalists, with some evidence that a 'massaged' account of events was...

On Saturday 9th of May Chloe Leigh the local girl who is fast becoming an international vocal artist, will headline the Torrevieja European Flag day Celebrations in the main square by the cathedral and the Town Hall in Torrevieja.

Chloe will sing her latest release, the Theme song from the soon to be released Film, shot here on the Costablanca "The Cucaracha Club" and a selection of her vast repertoire. Chloe will be representing Siesta Productions on stage.

The recently formed Film Company are determined to place Torrevieja on the map as a location for both Film and TV. The "Cucaracha Club" has already been invited to Toronto later this year to appear in the OWTFF, festival and will attend in at least two category's, one being the music.

Yvonne Haughton (Actress) who will join Chloe on stage will explain in Spanish, English and German to the watching crowds just what the film is about and why its being made.

A full music score has been written and recorded for the Film and this is very unusual for a low budget production.

The Video of Chloe Leigh singing the Theme tune has been made and can be seen on YouTube by searching for "Cucaracha Club Video" It is very much the desire of the production team to encourage Chloe Leigh to try for the Eurovision Song Contest next year, so watch this space. Siesta Productions are keen to thank the Town Hall and the staff of the Mayor and in particular the Tourist Information office for all the help and encouragement given in the making of the motion picture.

But the story is not ending there! Oh No CC2 is already in the planning and it is hoped that it will be even bigger and more exciting than the current production.

The Association of Neighbours "San Miguel Archangel" of San Miguel de Salinas has scheduled a photography workshop for Sunday May 3.

It will be led by Petr Sebja, a talented local photographer, in both Spanish and English. The workshop will begin at 11a.m. at the offices of the Association in Calle 19 de abril, 47 (behind Eurosalinas Supermarket). After talking about the basic rules of photography the workshop members will be given a tour of some of the photogenic spots in San Miguel to take photos.

Then the group will return to the office to retouch the images on the computer and discuss any issues that are of interest to the participants.

The course is free. To subscribe please send an e-mail to the Association (avvsanmiguel@yahoo.es) and indicate the type of camera to be used. The Association invites all lovers of photography to participate and, maybe, discover new knowledge about how to take those special pictures.

According to the Spanish meteorological agency, AEMET, during Sunday´s rain storm across the Valencia region, some 400 cloud to ground lightning strikes were recorded. Meanwhile, on Monday, as the rain had eased but a warning was in place for high winds, gusts of up to 72 kilometres per hour were recorded in the El Altet area.

The PSOE in Torrevieja has laid out their election manifesto, making clear their commitment to foreign residents, in a way that they feel will make up for the lack of commitment shown by the current government for a large portion on municipal tax payer...